North Cape (Nordkapp)

The midnight sun

The municipality's most famous point, after which it is named, is Nordkapp (North Cape). This 307 m high cliff is usually referred to as the northernmost point of Europe. Some 200,000 tourists visit annually, during the two to three months of summer. The neighbouring point of Knivskjellodden is, however, some 1,500 m further north.

Oslo-North Cape

North Cape


At least 10 days required for this tour.
You will for example visit Oslo, Norway's
capital, the mighty and picturesque Gudbrandsdal and Dovrefjell (1026 m. a. s.l.) which is the highest point on the tour.
Trondheim and its lovely cathedral; Namdalen's vast forests and well-stocked rivers; Vefsndalen with the superb Laksfoss falls; Saltfjell, where you cross the Arctic Circle at an altitude of 692 m. a.s.l. the rugged fjord scenery between Fauske and Narvik; the ironore town of Narvik with its wartime memories; Bardu and Målselv with their cascading falls and snow-fields; the fjords of Troms encircled by majestic peaks.

A possible detour is to go to Andenes from the E6 in Andselv in Troms to Gryllefjord 86 and from Gryllefjord with ferry (runs in June, July and August) to Andenes where whale safaris are possible. Finnmark, land of the Samis with their reindeer grazing on the mountain moors; and finally North Cape, Europe's outpost fronting the Arctic Ocean. Detours: Bodø with the Saltstraumen Eddy; Vesterålen and the Lofoten islands Troms, "Capital of the Arctic"; Hammerfest, the world's northernmost town.On this tour, you travel through six national parks: Jotunheimen, Rondane, Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella, Saltfjellet-Svartisen, Reisa and Stabbursdalen.